In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Suffer
Suffer
Suffer
The more you see the more you do
The television's feeding you
With what you want to hear
Anger and fear
Because you suffer
The hate you feel won't go away
You are programmed to feel this way
To live another day
Within a world that longs to suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's okay
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
The messes that I have made
Just let me enjoy
The life here that I live
I try to give this all to you
Can't take anymore to deal with this
It hurts inside
I know why I hide
Cause I suffer
(Suffer)
I tried to keep it all inside
It didn't leave me too much pride
I forced it all down inside
Forced myself to make me suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to make it through
The messes that I have made
So I can enjoy
The life here that I made
And then I come to find
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
These messes that I have made
Just try to enjoy
This life here that I have
Suffer
Suffer
The more you see the more you do
The television's feeding you
With what you want to hear
Anger and fear
Because you suffer
The hate you feel won't go away
You are programmed to feel this way
To live another day
Within a world that longs to suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's okay
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
The messes that I have made
Just let me enjoy
The life here that I live
I try to give this all to you
Can't take anymore to deal with this
It hurts inside
I know why I hide
Cause I suffer
(Suffer)
I tried to keep it all inside
It didn't leave me too much pride
I forced it all down inside
Forced myself to make me suffer
(Suffer)
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to make it through
The messes that I have made
So I can enjoy
The life here that I made
And then I come to find
And then I come to find
And everything's OK
Seen this all before
But that was yesterday
Try to walk right through
These messes that I have made
Just try to enjoy
This life here that I have
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